
Introduction to Raku (Perl 6): Mastering the Multi-Paradigm Language That Refuses to Fit in a Box
Have you ever felt like most programming languages are trying too hard to be something they’re not? Like they wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, and think, “Today I’m going to be a pure functional language” or “No, actually, I’m strictly object-oriented”? Well, let me introduce you to Raku—the programming language that looked at all those rules and decided they were more like suggestions. Raku, formerly known as Perl 6 (yes, that Perl), is what happens when you take decades of Perl wisdom, throw in modern programming concepts, and refuse to compromise on expressiveness....
